| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Walpeup | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Mallee |
| Area: | 10964 |
| Est: | 1911 |
| Seat: | Ouyen |
| Pop: | 3310 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Karkarooc, Millewa, Weeah |
| Near-Nw: | Loxton (SA) |
| Near-N: | Mildura |
| Near-Ne: | Swan Hill |
| Near-W: | Pinnaroo (SA) |
| Near-E: | Swan Hill Wycheproof |
| Near-Sw: | Kaniva Lowan |
| Near-S: | Dimboola |
| Near-Se: | Karkarooc |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Walpeup was a local government area in northwestern Victoria, Australia, along the South Australian border. The shire covered an area of 10964km2, and existed from 1911 until 1995.
Walpeup was incorporated as a shire on 1 November 1911, created out of parts of the Shires of Mildura, Swan Hill, Lawloit, Lowan, Dimboola and Karkarooc.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Walpeup was abolished, and along with the City of Mildura and the Shire of Mildura, was merged into the newly created Rural City of Mildura.[3]
The Shire of Walpeup was divided into four ridings in 1986, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 4,310 | |
| 1958 | 4,480* | |
| 1961 | 4,548 | |
| 1966 | 4,429 | |
| 1971 | 3,964 | |
| 1976 | 3,846 | |
| 1981 | 3,594 | |
| 1986 | 3,496 | |
| 1991 | 3,237 |